The brown bin
For food and garden waste.
Food waste recycling
All households with a kerbside collection regardless of where they live are entitled to a “brown bin” for food and garden waste. Householders can simply separate cooked and raw food and leave the bin out as part of your normal kerbside waste collection so it can be sent to a composting site or to an anaerobic digestion plant to make green energy.
What goes in the brown bin?
Food waste includes all cuttings, peels or leftovers from your kitchen like:
Raw & cooked food
Eggshells
Fruit & veg
Dairy products
Bread
Coffee grinds & tea bags
Kitchen roll/tissue
Meat & fish
Light garden waste includes:
Grass and plant clippings
Twigs
Small branches
Compostable Packaging (all must be certified to EN13432):
Takeaway cup
Takeaway bowls
Compostable cutlery
Preventing food waste
Where possible we should prevent food waste in the first instance. Read top tips and advice.
Guides and labels
Guides and labels to help you recycle food waste at home.
